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BACKGROUND: The treatment of bifurcation coronary stenosis involved several techniques in the last few years, with the use of one stent, two stents, kissing balloon, crush stenting. Basic objective was to reduce MACE rate and improve event-free survival. OBJECTIVE: To examine the performance of some techniques of sten…

Background: Previous research has demonstrated that parents play an important role in adolescents' reduction of risk of STD and unintended pregnancy through knowledge of their daughters whereabouts and by knowing their friends. Little is known, however, about parents; relationships with their daughters' boyfriends. The…

The effects of four different antihypertensive drugs (the Ca(2+)-channel blocker felodipine, the beta-blocker metoprolol, the angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor ramipril, and the alpha-blocking agent doxazosin) on microalbuminuria and renal hemodynamics were evaluated in a double-blind, crossover study in 17 patie…

The nutritional status of preschool-age children (0-59 months) in the Littoral Province of Cameroon was studied in a representative sample of the population of this age group in rural and urban areas, with a total of 2011 children. The nutritional indicators weight-for-height, weight-for-age, and height-for-age were co…

Experimentally determining soil sorption behavior of xenobiotic chemicals during the last 10 years has been costly, time-consuming, and very tedious. Since an estimated 100,000 chemicals are currently in common use and new chemicals are registered at a rate of 1000 per year, it is obvious that our human and material re…

PURPOSE: To compare outcomes after TKA for osteoarthritis between patients younger than 55 years and older patients. METHODS: A cohort of 61 patients aged 55 years or younger was prospectively matched for gender, body mass index and knee function with patients with median age of 66 (range 60-70) years.…

The clinical investigation of psychedelic medicines has blossomed over the last 5 years. Data from a Phase 3 industry trial and a multicenter Phase 2 industry trial, in addition to multiple early phase investigator-initiated and industry trials, have now been published in peer-reviewed journals. This narrative review s…

BACKGROUND: Previous studies reported decreased volumes of acute stroke admissions during the COVID-19 pandemic. We aimed to examine whether aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) volumes demonstrated similar declines in our department. Furthermore, the impact of the pandemic on disease progression should be analyze…

The risk stratification and early interventions are necessary in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), as life-threatening arrhythmia (LTA) is a leading cause of death. This study aimed to explore whether an interval between the peak of the T wave to the end terminal of the T wave (Tp-e), which represents ve…

This study aimed at analysing the causes and predictors of acute hospitalization and mortality in a cohort of SSc. Retrospective analysis of all acute hospital admissions of SSc patients fulfilling the 2013 EULAR/ACR Classification Criteria, from a single-centre cohort of 95 patients, between 2010 and 2020. The total n…

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effectiveness of anterolateral femoral flap in combination with fascia lata grafting in repair of large Achilles tendon and skin defects. METHODS: The clinical data of 18 patients with large Achilles tendon and skin defects repaired with anterolateral femoral flap in combination with fasc…

PURPOSE: We sought to determine long-term outcomes after deferred radical prostatectomy. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study population consisted of all 132 men with screening detected prostate cancer who underwent deferred radical prostatectomy from January 1, 1995 to December 31, 2014 after active surveillance in the G…

OBJECTIVES: In this study, we aimed to evaluate the anatomical and functional results of open cavity tympanomastoidectomy due to chronic otitis media with cholesteatoma. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Between January 2003 and October 2009, 166 patients who underwent open cavity tympanomastoidectomy due to chronic otitis media…

PURPOSE: To report our clinical experience and 12-month results of small-incision Descemet-stripping endothelial keratoplasty (DSEK). METHODS: Prospective study of 11 eyes of 9 patients who had DSEK. The DSEK technique consisted of stripping the Descemet membrane and endothelium from the recipient cornea. The donor bu…

PURPOSE: This study was designed to evaluate pregnancy, delivery, and functional outcome in females before and after ileal pouch-anal anastomosis for chronic ulcerative colitis. METHODS: From a prospective database of 1,454 patients who underwent ileal pouch-anal anastomosis for chronic ulcerative colitis between 1981…

Of 232 morbidly obese patients with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus referred to East Carolina University between March 5, 1979, and January 1, 1994, 154 had a Roux-en-Y gastric bypass operation and 78 did not undergo surgery because of personal preference or their insurance company"s refusal to pay for the proc…

Orbital lymphangiomas are rare benign vascular lesions of the orbit. Due to their intimate relationship to the orbital contents, gross total resection can be difficult, resulting in a relatively high recurrence rate. Between May 2002 and June 2013, eight patients (five male, three female) underwent surgical resection f…

During the last years there has a significant increase of elderly patients included in chronic dialysis programs. No agreement has been reached about the preferable treatment modality. In this study we analyse our experience in the management of patients over 70 years of age undergoing chronic acetate hemodialysis (HDC…

Multiple osteochondromas (MO) occur in approximately 1 in 50,000 people/yr. One in 3 patients with MO will develop valgus knee deformity (VKD), but the predictive factors for VKD are unclear. The purpose of this study was to examine the factors associated with VKD in patients with MO. From January 2003 to December 2018…

INTRODUCTION: Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) affects 1-2 per 1,000 births and is associated with mortality and long-term neurodevelopmental challenges. At present, therapeutic hypothermia (TH) is the only neuroprotective intervention for these infants. This study examines whether HIE severity, clinical managemen…